Your faith in Apple is greater than mine. They have been known to make stinkers in the past.
I believe Apple is making the same mistake in the mobile space that they made in the desktop space. Their cost premium and proprietary OS will be their ultimate undoing.
You “believe”? And what “mistake” would that be?
More market capitalization than Exxon ?? (or close depending on the day)
How is that any kind of mistake?
Apple is not about “blanket” “Marketshare”.
If you have 99% of the marketshare and only make 1% profit on those, and I have 1% marketshare but make 99% profits on my product, we are TIED.
And on paper, for stockholders and investors, Apple and Microsoft ARE tied and Apple beats Dell, Acer, Gateway, etc to a plup!
You don’t see Dell Stock ready to trade at $400 a share.
That isn’t faith... it’s just good simple logistics.
What cost premium? The iPhone 3Gs is currently available from Apple and AT&T for $99 on contract. The iPhone4 is currently available from Apple and AT&T for $199 on contract for $199. You will find the fancy Android smartphones are available for prices that are at the same price points with contracts. Where are the cost premiums you are claiming?
That thinking prevailed briefly awhile back and Jobs was ousted. Your thinking is what almost DID put Apple out of business. I am continuously amazed by backbenchers who post here about how Apple is doing everything wrong while Apple continues to grow and amaze the naysayers.